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Future Software Engineering

What will the software industry be like five years from now?

This conference gathers industry leaders, academics and commentators to share their predictions for the future. Through presentations and discussion sessions, attendees will consider important questions for the future of the industry.

  • What skills will software engineers need in five years' time?
  • Will AI make software engineers redundant?
  • How should today's software engineers upskill for the future?
  • What should we be teaching software engineering students starting their courses in 2025?

Where

Edinburgh Napier University
Craiglockhart Campus

When

17th April 2025

Call for Speakers

Share your insights, predictions and questions with an audience of industry professionals and academics. We invite proposals for presentations and panel discussions that address the main conference theme of how software engineering might change over the next five years.

For more information on suggested themes, for example, please download the call for participation.

Submit your proposal here.

Event Venue

The conference will be hosted at Edinburgh Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus.

Sponsorship

For information about the available opportunities, please download the call for participation.

If you are interested in becoming an event sponsor please email Brian Davison.

Tickets

Information about tickets will be available in January 2025.

Contact

Please do not hestitate to get in touch if you would like to know more about the event.

Address

219 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ

Call Us

+44 (0)131 455 2373

Email Us

plusequals5@napier.ac.uk